Power Bombcast: The Skin Doesn't Quite Fit
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Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Jul 25, 1986
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Falling Debris, rocks, or other items that may possibly cause damage to the player character.
Fighter Flies are enemies from the Mario series. They hop back and forth while flapping their wings.
Flip screen (or flick-screen) describes a way of dividing the game world into fixed screens, displayed one at a time. It's commonly found in 2D platformers, especially prior to the 16-bit era.
Goombas are common enemies in the Mario games.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
A very common collection of enemies in the Super Mario Bros. franchise. Some famous Koopas include: Lakitu, Hammer Bro., Bowser Jr., and the King of Koopas himself, Bowser!!
One of Bowser's most common minions. They are protected by a hard shell.
Porting is a term used when a game designed to run on one platform is converted to run on a different platform. Quality varies, though some titles are packaged with extras.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Sidesteppers are crablike enemies that first appeared in the Mario Bros. arcade game. When hit from underneath, they get angry and start moving more quickly.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
Toads are a species of intelligent mushrooms and the dominant species of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Trouble Bug is an anthropomorphic fireball that gives Mario trouble in several games, mostly in the Donkey Kong series.
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